update: just ran fsck and it said it modified stuff. My dad was walking past and noticed the screen and he said "what did you DO!?" "it's single-user mode." "?" "you could call it the Mac OS X equivalent of the DOS interface." "ooohhhh!"

Keeping something dead but alive in the basement makes for a good ""Geek"" Scary Movie plot

Actually, I have a USB Bluetooth dongle and a Bluetooth keyboard that works on it. So, in a pinch, if I needed it, I could resurrect it and actually use it again. Sort of like Frankenstein rises again! LOL.

What is the processor speed of the laptop, 500 (PC/100 RAM) or 550 (PC/133 RAM)?

My geek quotient demands that I point out there was no 500MHz tibook - only 400 and 550.

I have the 400 - and though checking online might tell you these old tibooks aren't worth much, of your case is anything near in good condition, you can get more just for the case than you can for the whole working mac - the guy at the genius bar who got all hot and sweaty over my immaculate 400MHz said I could probably get around £600 by breaking it for parts.

What is the processor speed of the laptop, 500 (PC/100 RAM) or 550 (PC/133 RAM)?

My geek quotient demands that I point out there was no 500MHz tibook - only 400 and 550.

I have the 400 - and though checking online might tell you these old tibooks aren't worth much, of your case is anything near in good condition, you can get more just for the case than you can for the whole working mac - the guy at the genius bar who got all hot and sweaty over my immaculate 400MHz said I could probably get around £600 by breaking it for parts.

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